
Guanajuato, Gto., November 16, 2016.- With the presence of Don Trinidad García as a guest of honor, was presented the documentary "Kauj uza' mare. Soy un viejo Chichimeca", first feature film made by the Laboratory of Interpretative Audiovisual Ethnography (ETNOAI) of the University of Guanajuato (UG), led by M.A. Maricruz Romero Ugalde, professor of the Division of Social Sciences and Humanities of Campus Leon.
The documentary premiere was in the Auditorium of Mines from Campus Guanajuato, within the festivities of the 55th anniversary of the institutionalization of the university social service at the UG.
M.A. Romero Ugalde, UG researcher, founder and coordinator of the laboratory of teaching of ETNOAI, highlighted that for the first time the laboratory presents a bilingual ethnographic documentary, specifically in the language Chichimeca-Jonaz and three of its speakers.
Hence, she widely thanked M.A. Angelina Mendiola Vega, Coordinator of Social Service, Tutoring and entrepreneurs of Campus Guanajuato, who attended the premiere representing Dr. Claudia Gutiérrez Padilla, Academic Secretary of Campus Guanajuato; and Dr. Salvador Hernández Castro, Director of Liaison, as well as the Coordinator of Social Action, Ing. Victor Hernández, for all their support.
The same way, particularly thanked Dr. Paloma Olivares, who as daughter and heir of Ing. Armando Olivares Carrillo, supported so, in the toast of this special presentation, they had "sacred drink", because at the end they could enjoy pulque and colonche, elaborated in Chichimecan missions.
M.A. Romero explained, that this research work won so many recognitions in two national presentations: one in the IV Audiovisual Encounter of Ensenada, coordinated by UNAM and, last week, in the First Journeys of Anthropology coordinated by students of this discipline in Campus Leon.
She referred that for the sociologist Edson González Arenas, who had the original idea and made the research, this ethnographic research was an homage to Don J. Trinidad; but the ETNOAI methodology only works if you work in a multidisciplinary team, hence they asked other professionals to collaborate in this project, that practically began in March, and officially, ended on November 15.
The members of the team are David Tafoya Martínez, Artistic Director, from Graphic Design degree; Carlos Camacho, sociologist & photographer and Damián Gallegos, executive producer; as well as Mariana Alejo, graduate from Art & Culture, who made the production at Chichimecas Mission, negotiating resources from the City Hall of San Luis de la Paz and the Federal Congress man, Timoteo Villa.
Don Trinidad, who is leader of the Chichimecan community in San Luis de la Paz and main cast of the documentary, was pleased that the things that satisfy him, such as telling tales, talking, or to be interviewed, other people like it, and thanked the homage. He was accompanied by family and friends.